Side frame



Dec, 24, 1929. B, w, KA EL 1,740,600

SIDE FRAME Filed March 1929 Qmxmtot IIIIIIIIIIII/IIII Ill/III] Patented Dec. 24, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BYERS W. KADEL, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO THE SYMINGTON COM- PANY,.OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF MARYLAND SIDE FRAME Application filed March 5,

This invention relates to side frames for railway trucks and, more particularly, to a construction involving an improvement in the strength of connection between such frames of the cast type and integral journal boxes at the ends thereof.

The principal object of my invention, generally considered, is to improve the general appearance of cast metal side frames 1ntegrally formed with journal boxes at the ends and consolidating in the main core the remforcing portions usually provided in the angle between the tension member and ournal boxes.

Another object of my invention is to'improve the connection between integral journal boxes and their associated frames by widening and downwardly convoluting the web portions of the tension member to provide hollow brackets between said member and the adjacent side walls of the box, the lower edges of said brackets preferably extending to the side walls of the box and meeting said walls adjacent the lower ends of the corresponding brass lugs, the side walls of said brackets being flared upwardly away from each other to form a construction V shape in cross section, the flanges-of said member at the widened portion of the web extending thereabove being maintained at a normal distance with respect to one another and joining with bifurcated web portions disposed in the normal plane of the web of the tension member, the width of said brackets adjacent the junctions with said boxes corresponding with the flange spacing to that the side walls thereof form, in effect, downward extensions of said flanges.

I A further object of myinvention is to pro vide a side frame with integral journal boxes, the roofs of said boxes being preferably beveled rearwardly of the front flange of the tension member with the web of the member sloping generally in line with the beveling of the journal box roof, the connection between the tension member, or junction between said tension and compression members, and journal box being reinforced by increasing the width of the tension member web and providing a hollowconvolution therebeneath, the

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flanges of said member extending upwardly from that portion of the web in the normal plane thereof and disposed at a normal distance with respect to one another, the sides of said convolution adjacent the junction away from said box to finally merge into the normal portion of said web, the side flanges of said tension member extending upwardly from the web thereof but being undiverted from their normal positions, the sides of said bracket at the junction between the box and tension member being spaced to correspond with the spacing between the flanges.

Other objects and advantages of the invention relating to the particular arrangement and construction of the various parts will become apparent as the description proceeds.

Referring to the drawing illustrating my invention, the scope whereof is defined by the appended claims.

Figure'l is a fragmentary sectional View on the line 11 of Figure 2 looking in the direction of the arrows of a side frame and integral journal box embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view on the line 22 of Figure 1 look ing in the direction of the arrows.

' Figure 3 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view on the line 33 of-Figure 2 lookingin the direction of thearrows- Figure 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view on theline 44 of Figure 2, 1,0011, ing in the direction of the arrows.

Figures 5, 6 and 7 are fragmentary transverse sectional views on the correspondingly numbered lines of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawing in detail, like parts being designated by like reference characters, there is shown a side frame 1 of the cast type comprising a tension member 2 and a compression member 3 unitedat their ends and to integrally connected journal boxes 1, only a portion of one of which is i-llustrate d. Although only a fragmentary portion of the frame is shown, itwill be understood that the construction is an improvement in frames of the type illustrated and described in the Hankins Patent No. 1,637,696 of August 2, 1927, and that said frame has a compression member and a tension mem ber spaced at intermediate port-ions by struts or bolster guide columns, the tension and compression members converging at their ends and united together and to integral journal boxes. As those portions of the frame, not illustrated-,-are of wellknowlr construction, it is not deemed necessary to show any more than the novel features which will now be pointed out. I p v v In the Hankins patent above referred to, the connection between the tension member and each box was reinforced by a' pair of web portions spaced from the junction between the'web of the tension member and box and from each other, thereby necessitating a separate external core. the present instance, the connection between the tension member 2, which is preferably channel shape in cross section and comprises a lower web 5 and upstanding flanges 6, and the journal box f is reinforced by a hollow bracket 7 approximately V shape in cross section, as illustrated particularly in Figure 5. Said bracket is preferably formed beneath widened or expanded portions 8 and 9 of the web 5, said web being preferably extended tomeet the roof 10 of the box at the junction with the inner brass lug 11. Said web is not only increased in width or expanded, but is preferably increased in thickness to a maximum at the junction 12 with the roof of the boxto compensate for an aperture 13 formed by the bifurcation of the web 5 above the hollow bracket 7 which provides for core removal. The'bracket 7 is preferably formed by downi'vardly curving a web portion of the tension member to meet the side wall of the box at approximately or slightly below the lower end of the brass lug 1'1, the sidefwalls'of said bracket portion flaring upwardly and outwardly to join the expanded web portions 8 and9 in line with thefiangesti of said tension member which are maintained normally spaced with respect to one another, that is, unaffected byJthe flarin'g orexpanding of the normal web portion of the tension member. It will therefore be seen that the side walls and, I?! Qft 'e brack -1.7 rm in effect, do'wn'ii' ard extensions of the flanges 6' at and adjacent the junction with the corresponding side wall of the journal box 4:. The bracket or convolution 7 preferably tapers and decreases in depth and width to finally merge into the normal web portion 5 of said tension member, as illustrated particularly in Figures 1, 2and3,

The journal box is preferably beveled at its upper corners rearwardly of the front flan-get of the tension member or that portion of the frame after the union between the tension and compression members, said beveling being preferably produced by sloping the roof of said boxdfownwardly and outwardly from the planes of the inner walls of the brass lugs, only one of which is illustrated, said sloping preferably corresponding with the normal or general inclinationof the web 5 of the tension member 2, so that the tension member web forms, in effect, a continua"- tion of the sloping portion15 of the roof lOat the adjacent sidewall of the box.

From a consideration of Figures 2 and 55, particularly, it will be seen that the flanges 6 of the tension member are not diverted or flared away from one another to correspond with the flaring or' widening of theweb, but are extended over said web portion and the roof 10 of the box while normally disposed with respect to one another. From aconsideration of Figured, it will be seen that the sides 14 and 14: of thehollow bracket 7 meet the normally disposed web portions8 and 9 as downward extensions of the fianges G and inwardly of the outer edges of the widened portions 8 and 9 of the web 5. It will also be noted that although the web portion is thickened between the flanges 6 adjacent the aperture 13, yet those portions 8 and" 9'of the web beyond the flanges 6 are preferably of normal thickness, that is, they correspond with the thickness of the flanges and that of the tapering convolution or bracket portion 7.

It will be seen that those portions of the widened web 8 outwardly of the outer flange 6 of the tension member are slightly offset upwardly, as indicated at 16, with respect to the normal web portion on account of the box forwardly of thefront flange 6 of the tension member not being beveled like the rearward portion of the box, as'illu's'trated particularly in Figure 3, so that said web portion 16 is extended to meet the upper inner corner of the box at the portion thereof where the roofand inner sidewall meets at an angle of 90 degrees with. only the normal fillet therebe} tween. E xc'eptc for thisthfi'eren'ce, and the "fact that the side wallsof'the' box forwardly of the longitudinal center line are" tapered slightly and then disposed slightly closer t ogethenthe constructionr o'f the renamin e pe er and a p i e sides of the center line maybe as nearly idenal c From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be seen that I have improved the connection, strength and general appearance of east side frames with integral journal boxes by reinforcing the connection between the tension member and box by means of a bracket formed as an integral depending convolution or corrugation generally V shape in section beneath the normally disposed web portion of said tension member, said web portion'thereabove being widened and joining thesides of said bracket, the lower edge of said bracket preferably meeting the adjacent wall of the box adjacent the bottom of the corresponding brass lugs. The convolution or hollow connecting bracket is preferably corresponding in width with that of the tensionmember and spacing of the tension memberflanges but tapers or decreases in width away from said box to gradually merge into the normal web portion of the tension member. The flanges of the tension member or the side walls of the frame at the junction between the tension and compression members are preferably normally disposed with respect to one another and not diverted outwardly to correspond with the flaring or increase in Width of the tension member web. In this way the sides of the hollow bracket adjacent the journal box form, in effect, downward extensions through the web of the tension member of the side flanges thereof.

Although a preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated and described, it will be understood that modifications may be made therein within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having now described my invention, I claim:

-l A truck side frame comprising a tension member, a compression member, said members united together at their ends, a ournal box with brass lugs integrally united to each end of the frame, said tension member being channel shape in cross section with the web tion to join the adjacent side wall of the box,

the width of said convolution at the intersection with said box corresponding with the normal width of the tension member, the flanges of said tension member being maintained the normal distance apart and extended'upwardly from the normal plane of said web, said convolution gradually tapering in depth and width away from said box to finalmerge into the normal web portion of the tension member.

2. A truck side frame comprising a tension member, a journal box with brass lugs integrally united to an end of said member, said tenslon member being channel shape in cross section with the web of the channel sloping generally in the direction of the upper inner corner of the adjacent brass lug, the connection between said tension member and box being strengthened by widening and downwardly convoluting the web of said tension member and extending said convolution to join the side wall of the box, the flanges of said member extending at the normal dis-' A truck side frame comprising a tension member, a journal box with brass lugs integrally united to one end of said member, said member being channel shape in cross section, the roof of said box being beveled rearwardly of the front flange of said tension memher from the transverse plane of the inner side of the inner brass lug, the web of the tension member sloping generally in line with the corresponding beveled portion, the connection between the tension member and box beingreinforced by flaring the web of said member in width at the junction with said box and forming a downwardly convoluted branen thereof generally V shape in cross section, the side edges of said branch meeting the normally positioned web adjacent the journal box immediately below the flanges of said tension member which are continued over said web while normally spaced with respect to one another.

4. A truck side frame comprising a tension member, a journal box integrally united to an end of said member, the connection between said tension member and box being rigidifled by widening and downwardly convoluting a lower web portion of said tension member, said convolution at the widened portion thereof extending to a distance corresponding with the normal width of said member and tapering or decreasing away from said box to merge into the normal plane of said web, said web being bifurcated above the downwardly convoluted portion and continued toward the box in the normal plane of said web and joined with the side edges of said downwardly convoluted portion, the flanges of said member being continued over the web and roof of the box while normally disposed with respect to one another.

5. A truck side frame comprising integrally formed tension and compression members and journal boxes at the ends of said memhere, the junctions between said boxes and frame being reinforced by providing hollow convolutions bulging downwardly from the web ofsaid tension member at the junctions with theboxes and tapering away from said boxes to merge into the normal plane of said web, said web being bifurcated and continued in the normal plane thereof above said convolutions to join the roofs of the boxes, the flanges of said member extending upwardly from the normally disposed web portion and n'orn'ially spaced with respect to one another,

the sides of said convolutions adjacent the journal'boxes' being disposed directly beneath said flanges to form, in effect, downwardextensions thereof.

6. A truck side frame comprising a tension member formed U shape'in cross section with a lower web and upstanding flanges, a journalbox integrally connected toone end of said frame, the junction between said frame and box being rigidified by increasing the width of said web and formingtherebeneath a depending \l shaped convolution, the width of saidconvolution adjacent the j ournal box corresponding with the normal width of the tension member and spacing of the flanges 25 thereabove,and tapering away from said box to finally merge into the normally disposed web portion of the tension member, said web portion being apertured above said convolution to permit coreremoval.

7. A truckside frame comprising integrally formedcompression and tension members andjourna-l boxesat the ends of said members, the junctions between said boxes and frame being reinforced by increasing the width of the tension member web while maintaining the flanges thereof normally spaced and providing hollow convolutions beneath said web at the junctions with the journal boxes, the side edges of said convolutions meeting the web at the junctions with the boxes as downward continuations of the flanges thereof and tapering away from the boxes to gradually merge into the normally disposed portion of said web, said normally disposed portion being bifurcated and extending both ways from the junctions between the convolutions and flanges of said member adjacent the points of union with the journal boxes.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature;

I BYERS W. KADEL'. 

